Tens of thousands of people across Asia rose very early – or got no sleep at all – today as they flocked to Apple stores and telcos’ shops to try grab an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) newest phones hit only 10 countries today for the first wave of launches, of which just four are in the Asia-Pacific region – Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore.
Those who could not grab an iPhone 6 when pre-orders opened last week hit the streets early in the hope of getting one before stocks run out. Some camped out overnight.
This is the scene now at the Apple Store in Tokyo’s Ginza district:
Queue for iPhone 6? I don't get y they have to wait in that really long line…which they could just order it online! pic.twitter.com/jdARCa7g2a
— YGfan25 (@ygfan25) September 19, 2014
Apple’s IFC store in Hong Kong was a scene of chaos, likely made more intense by the lack of a release date for the new phones in mainland China.
Singapore has no Apple Store of its own, but the nation’s gadget fans inundated a number of Apple resellers and telco stores:
iPhone 6 / 6 plus queue at Bedok Mall. Opening soon at 10am! pic.twitter.com/Zk0jkO7vpC
— Weijian (Brian) (@DamnFriendly_WJ) September 19, 2014
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